Archery quivers



Oct. 30, 1956 J.-L. KINNEE mcgERY Cw'IvERs Filed Sept. 27, 1954- INVENTOR. Jflmss A. KIA/NEE ArroA EY United States Patent ARCHERY QUIVERS James L. Kinnee, Milwaukee, Wis.

Application September 27, 1954, Serial No. 458,559

2 Claims. (Cl. 150-15) This invention relates to improvements in quivers for archery arrows, and more particularly to a novel quiver of a type adapted to be hung from the belt of the user.

An object of the invention is to provide a device of the type which will retain archery arrows in a position for immediate use and in a readily accessible container.

Another object of the invention is to provide a quiver of the type which safely retains a plurality of arrows point forward in the most convenient position for immediate use.

Other and further objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is a side view in elevation and partially broken away of a quiver for archery arrows embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a top view in elevation of the quiver.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a view in perspective of a quiver suspended from the belt of the user.

Fig. 5 is an end view of the device.

Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view taken on line 66 of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral 10 refers to. the device generally, having an elongated back frame element 11, arcuate in cross-section, and provided at one end 12 with the composite clip 13, secured by threaded or other means 14, for retention of the heads 15 of the arrows 16. A sheath 17 is secured to the other end 18 of the frame element 11 by the means 17A and has slots at 18 and 19 for longitudinal adjustment of the sheath on the said back element 11. The adjustment is necessary because arrow lengths differ for different archers, and the theoretically proper arrow length for a given archer can be determined by measuring the normal arrow length he pulls on the bow.

Alternatively, the back frame element may be slotted at 18A, not shown and 19A to permit longitudinal adjustment thereon of the sheath 17.

The composite clip 13 is formed of relatively heavy sheet material with two outer parallel walls 20 and 21 with integral inwardly turned portions 22 and 23 terminating in two parallel rows of spaced teeth 24. The teeth 24 have arcuately tapered sides as at 25 and the slots as at 26 between adjoining teeth accommodate the arrow head blade edges 27.

The sheath 17 has two parallel walls 28 and 29 to protect the feather vanes 30 of the arrows 16. The rear edges of the sheath walls 28 and 29 are turned inwardly to form the flanges 31 and 32. An apertured plate 33 is spaced from the flanges 31 and 32 by the rubber element 34 which also has aligned apertures 35.

In use, the quiver 10 is suspended from a belt 36 by a rear strap 37 and the relatively shorter frontal strap 38. The user can quickly and easily grasp an arrow 16 with the right hand and a forward pull will simultaneously release the mock end 39 thereof and draw the arrow head 15 out of its slot 26. The apertures at 35 in the rubber element 34 are so sized as to retain the mock ends 39 against accidental displacement.

It will be understood that the device is capable of many modifications in structure and design, without departing from the spirit of the invention, within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. In a device of the character described, a composite clip for arrow heads comprising a pair of parallel spaced plates integrally formed at one edge, a pair of parallel rows of aligned arcuately tapered teeth disposed between said parallel plates, adjacent teeth having arrow blade accomodating slots therebetween.

2. In a device of the character described, a sheath for a plurality of arrows to house the feather vanes thereof, comprised of a unit of sheet material folded to form parallel walls, inwardly disposed flanges on the outer end of said sheath, a plate having aligned apertures fixed within said flanges, and an apertured resilient strip held between said plate and the flanges, the apertures of said resilient strip being sized to retain the mock ends of arrow shafts against accidental displacement.

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